Demonstrators gathered in New York City on Saturday, insisting Gov. Kathy Hochul remove Mayor Eric Adams from office rather than simply limit his power.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a state of legal and political purgatory. The first-term Democrat is waiting on a judge to rule on a Justice Department request to dismiss a federal indictment charging him with accepting lavish travel perks and illegal campaign contributions from foreign interests seeking to buy his influence.

Gov. Hochul is not removing Mayor Adams from office, but is proposing a series of strict guardrails that would impose greater oversight and control over the operations of Adams and New York City